Rebuild Your Broken Home

Posts Tagged “counseling”

The picture on the left is a house in my parents’ neighborhood. It burned in February of 2015. I would see it every time I went for a run, and it stayed like this for almost a year. Apparently, there were issues with the investigation and insurance companies and attorneys and so forth. But each time I came home and saw it — still burned and badly broken with no restoration happening — I thought how it reminded me of too many people I know. Their lives have been badly burned and broken by the effects of their sin and… read more

Have you heard that Restoration Place Ministries is the place for women to find healing for their hearts and strength for their souls?! Just recently a client shared the following story with me. Let’s call her “Jane.” Jane was having coffee with a friend. We’ll call her friend “Jill.” So, Jane and Jill were meeting because of a common ministry they are to be involved in at their church. They’ve known each other for years. However, they’ve just recently begun sharing on a deeper level. During their coffee conversation, Jane casually mentioned Restoration Runway (you know, that little event we’ve been talking… read more

Sometimes I’m wise enough to slow down and be still. Not often. But sometimes. Gratefully, this morning was such a time. And it gave me a moment to pause and praise God for all He is doing in the lives of several of my clients….and what He’s doing in me. I’ve worked with a client–we’ll call her Sue–for several years. She has done great work in counseling and has overcome many obstacles and strongholds in her life. Knowing her childhood history of sexual abuse, it is easy to see why she has struggled in so many ways. Recently we’ve been… read more

I think this is the place where I am supposed to offer a short introduction of myself. And all I can think to write is...I am a mess. Maybe not as messy as I used to be, but still a mess.

The good news is this: I love and serve a God whose specialty is making masterpieces out of our messes. And that is what He has done--and is still doing--for me. This blog is a place where I can share my journey of the lessons He continues to teach me. Hopefully along the way, you will find some hope and encouragement.